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Canaan vs LightShed Ventures

Canaan lists 201 portfolio companies and has joined 29 funding rounds; LightShed Ventures lists 33 companies and has joined 2 rounds. Canaan comes in most often at Series A (54% of its entries), LightShed Ventures comes in most often at Seed (50% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Helium.

201Portfolio companies33
29Funding rounds joined2
11Rounds led0
19Rounds, last 12 months2
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Canaan and LightShed Ventures, head to head
CanaanLightShed Ventures
Portfolio companies20133
Funding rounds joined292
Rounds led110
Rounds, last 12 months192
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed29%50%
Series A54%50%
Series B7%0%
Growth11%0%

CanaanLightShed Ventures

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Entry stages of Canaan and LightShed Ventures, share of entries
CanaanLightShed Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed29%50%
Series A54%50%
Series B7%0%
Growth11%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech21%7%
Enterprise Software7%20%
AI & Machine Learning17%9%
Media & Entertainment5%13%
Fintech12%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%9%

CanaanLightShed Ventures

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Themes of Canaan and LightShed Ventures, share of checked companies
CanaanLightShed Ventures
Healthcare & Biotech21%7%
Enterprise Software7%20%
AI & Machine Learning17%9%
Media & Entertainment5%13%
Fintech12%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%9%

Companies both back

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Shared companies are those both firms' own portfolio pages list, each checked against the company's site. The same comparison through the API is POST /v1/overlap, for up to 20 firms. How the data is graded

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GET /v1/firms/lightshedvc.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/canaan.com/coinvestors
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